Prices, Products, and People: Analyzing Agricultural Markets in Developing Countries
  • 1995/520 pages
  • Published in Cooperation with the International Potato Center

Prices, Products, and People:

Analyzing Agricultural Markets in Developing Countries

Gregory J. Scott, editor
Paperback: $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-55587-609-8

Markets for agricultural commodities in developing countries are changing rapidly. Population growth, rural-urban migration, technological innovation, environmental concerns, and policy shifts—both domestic and international—are but a few of the more prominent factors introducing new pressures to which markets must respond. This book addresses the critical task of understanding these ongoing changes and responding with effective marketing arrangements.

The authors go beyond the traditional presentation of economic principles, offering instead a series of applied methods for data collection and analysis. Drawing on extensive experience in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, they not only describe specific procedures, but also provide a wealth of illustrative research results. The book will be particularly useful to teaching professionals, development specialists, and applied researchers working in developing countries.

Gregory J. Scott worked as an economist in the Social Science Department of the International Potato Center (Lima, Peru).